I have only once before had a photograph of mine printed in a large size (that is larger than 8x12in).
I have now had three more printed 20x30in in true photographic quality. I cannot truly share with you how awesome they look in person. I can however show you which ones I chose.
to be honest, the last one is not quite the one I got printed but it is so very close and I don’t have the other hosted online.
I plan to leave Santa Cruz (where I have been for a week) on Thursday morning if all goes as planned. My stay here has been great, the people are friendly, the city (town) is just big enough to be explored, and the weather is great, though maybe a little chilly at night. I am not sure too sure where I will go from here but I do know that I will be heading north, and will very likely end up in Oregon.
Apologies for the infrequent posting here, where I have been staying has no internet of its own and the unsecured signal from one of the neighbors that I can pick up is weak at best.
Also, I want to thank my new friend Vaughan, who hosted me here in Santa Cruz, for doing so and being very hospitable I will never forget it.
^^ The really awesome couple that allowed me to live in their home for five days.
^^The view from their front yard of the amazing sunsets of California.
^^The PITA Society Friday morning breakfast meetup, these guys are crazy…In a good way!
The Ground Squirrel (one of many) at the elephant seal viewing area. The signs said not to feed the animals but nobody read them so these squirrels were almost tame.
ugh…as fun as it is to drive the twisty mountain roads, I couldn’t fully enjoy it because of the fog. This photo doesn’t quite do it justice.
This photo is just another of the roads I drove through the mountains on Hwy 1 it only got more crazy from here on.
I found this along side the mountain roads, I think it was right next to where I took the last photo.
The first place I camped on my trip. Definitely wet the whole time as the fog was as thick as 2% milk.
Thank you Chris Greene for your recent donation, every little bit will help me go a little further and explore a little more.
To anyone wanting to see photos, starting tomorrow and for a few days after I will probably have some time to throw a few good ones up here for you all to actually see where I have been. I have just been either too busy or lacking the needed resources to post them.
I have had three new donations! To these people I offer a great big thank you!
Margaret from Los Gatos, CA
Claude from Littlerock, CA
Roger from Llano, CA
These people will be given a signed print of one of my photographs.
This is an offer to anyone who makes a donation of at least $10, of course you can donate more than that if you like, I certainly will not complain.
In Flagstaff now.
Have many photos but not the cable to transfer them to the computer…and now that I think about it, I have not seen the memory card reader either…
I may have to make another purchase…
Photos soon to come though, don’t worry.
Sitting at The Big Texan Steak Ranch.
Fat Tire Amber Ale
9oz Rib eye
Mac & Cheese
Steak Fries.
mmmm.
just over 300 miles until I stop for the day.
Leaving in 32 minutes.
Pretty stinkin’ excited.
I leave in almost precisely one week from today to take on my own little journey to places I have never been. I have almost all that I need for this adventure and have prepared myself mentally for it, now all there is to do is throw everything in the car and start driving. Who knows what will happen along the way and who knows where I will go or for that matter where I will stop. All I know is that I am excited, nervous, and a little bit apprehensive, but that is okay, I will be fine once I start driving.
To those of you who read this,
Come back daily as I will be updating with photos, video, and news of my travels as I gain access to the web. Hopefully I can help you enjoy this trip vicariously through me.
P.S. Don’t forget you can donate to help me travel via the paypal button to the right! I will mention anyone who does right here on the blog with kind words and much gratitude.
and now for trees photographed as people.
Dualistic thinking is a sickness.
Religion is a distortion.
Materialism is cruel.
Blind spirituality is unreal.
Chanting is no more holy than listening
to the murmur of a stream, counting prayer beads
no more sacred than simply breathing,
religious robes no more spiritual than work clothes.
If you wish to attain oneness with the Tao,
don’t get caught up in spiritual superficialities.
Instead, live a quiet and simple life, free
of ideas and concepts.
Find contentment in the practice of
undiscriminating virtue, the only true power.
Giving to others selflessly and anonymously,
radiating light throughout the world and
illuminating your own darknesses,
your virtue becomes a sanctuary
for yourself and all beings.
This is what is meant by embodying the Tao.from the text Hua Hu Ching via livethetao
from: sharanam
Somewhere between three and four weeks from now I will begin my trip across the country (halfway across anyhow). At this moment I am coming to the realization that I need to have everything ready to go long before that day comes if I want it to be a stress free departure. So far I have these things:
Hiking Pack (28L)
Tent (fits two)
“Survival” knife (if all shit hits the fan)
Various hiking/camping necessities
Cameras: 5D MKII, 500C, AE-1, with numerous lenses and a good flash or two(gotta cover the bases)
Jetta (gotta get there somehow)
Netbook (with lightroom and external HDD)
enough clothes to go a week without washing any of them (probably longer)
Still need:
Food for hiking/camping
Film
Camping Stove
Water Filter for camping
Footprint for my tent
Someone to share their couch with me when I cannot camp
Perhaps a job so that I can stay longer. Some please hire this photographer, even if it is just a job waiting tables.
the rest of the $4000 that I have been saving for the trip (almost there!).
This trip promises to be one of if not the most amazing things I have done in a seriously long time. I can’t remember the last big true vacation I’ve had. I can say for sure though that this will be the first vacation I will have had that I don’t have to focus on any one’s agenda but my own and that is a huge relief.
Click here for a map of my tentative route.
Happy Mothers’ Day Mom.
(via: laurenlemon)
This reminds me that I have film to develop…and why I LOVE Bokeh!
Being busy, easily distracted, and sometimes lacking motivation has led to me neglecting to mention someone I met some time back.
Elise Abigail is an up and coming photographer in the Springfield area. Anyone reading this should check out her work (obviously she is the one on the left, Ethan is on the right)
Had a shoot with Ben today:
